architect: what it is, how to install & alternatives

by forketyfork · Codex Skill · ★ 51

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About architect

Architect https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a4e28a63-557a-44f3-9bae-47b2fd0a5dc6 A terminal built for multi-agent AI coding workflows. Run Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini in parallel and see at a glance which agents need your attention. See more in my article. Built on ghostty-vt for terminal emulation and SDL3 for rendering. Why Architect? Running multiple AI coding agents is the new normal. But existing terminals weren't built for this: Agents sit idle waiting for approval while you're focused elsewhere Context switching between tmux panes or tabs kills your flow No visibility into which agent needs attention right now Architect solves this with a grid view that keeps all your agents visible, with status-aware highlighting that shows you instantly when an agent is awaiting approval or has completed its task. [!WARNING] This project is in the early stages of development. Use at your own risk. The application is experimental and may have bugs

How to install architect

brew install architect
brew install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forketyfork/architect/main/Formula/architect.rb

Taken from the project's README on GitHub. Check the security audit before running it.

Security audit verdict: SAFE · quality 69/100

No red flags found in any of the 11 categories — no credential harvesting, no data exfiltration, no curl-pipe-shell installer. Scanned against the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, refreshed every 8 hours. Full audit →

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Quick Facts

Stars51
Forks7
LanguageZig
CategoryCodex Skill
LicenseMIT
Quality Score69.3618211567815/100
Open Issues8
Last Updated2026-10-08
Created2025-11-07
Platformsclaude-code, codex, gemini
Est. Tokens~18k

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architect alternative? Top 6 similar tools

Looking for a architect alternative? If you're comparing architect with other codex skill tools, these 6 projects are the closest alternatives on Agent Skills Hub — ranked by topic overlap, star count, and community traction.

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    A scrolling terminal multiplexer that tracks your AI coding agents.

  • herminal by hoangperry · ⭐ 205

    Local-first native macOS terminal with Vietnamese IME support and coding-agent observability

  • palot by ItsWendell · ⭐ 191

    Just another desktop client for OpenCode 2. Manage projects, sessions, parallel agents, requests, and changes

  • browser-debugger-cli by szymdzum · ⭐ 175

    Let Claude Code and other coding agents drive and debug Chrome from the shell. DOM, network, console and raw C

  • honeymux by honeymux · ⭐ 83

    All of your agents, shells, and TUIs in one durable terminal workspace

  • clauder by blueraai · ⭐ 57

    > CLAUDER - a safer and supercharged Claude Code

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is architect?

architect is A flexible terminal grid for multi-agent AI workflows. It is categorized as a Codex Skill with 51 GitHub stars.

What programming language is architect written in?

architect is primarily written in Zig. It covers topics such as agentic-coding, ai-coding, claude-code.

How do I install or use architect?

The README on GitHub (github.com/forketyfork/architect) gives: brew install architect , then brew install https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forketyfork/architect/main/Formula/architect.rb. Usage details are in the same README.

What license does architect use?

architect is released under the MIT license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.

What are the best alternatives to architect?

The top alternatives to architect on Agent Skills Hub include seance, herminal, palot. Each offers a different approach to the same problem space — compare them side-by-side by stars, quality score, and community activity.

How this security grade is produced

Grades come from a rule-based scan built on the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, covering 11 red-flag categories including credential harvesting, data exfiltration, and curl | sh installers. It is a first-layer scan, not a manual audit — we say so rather than overstate it.

The scale of the problem is documented independently: Liu et al. (2026), in a study of 31,132 agent skills, report that 26.1% contain security vulnerabilities. Our own full-catalog census is published as a citable open dataset.

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